BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190703T000000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4a207276f012ab0a2ab41bb9e2601ce0 CATEGORIES:Community Calendar SUMMARY:Illinois State Museum 4th of July Activities DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:
The Museum offers free a ctivity kits to help families celebrate the 4th of July.
The Ill
inois State Museum (ISM) announces "Red, White, and Blue Super Saturday" wi
ll occur online during the 4th of July weekend, Friday, July 3 to Monday, J
uly 6, 2020.
Join the Illinois State Museum and celebrate the 4
th of July holiday by engaging in art and science activities while at home.
Families are encouraged to interact with the Museum online to complete red
-white-and-blue themed activities and share their experiences.
Additionally, the Museum is making a limited number of red-white-and-blue t
hemed activity kits available to help families participate. Each kit is fre
e and has all the essential supplies needed to create "fireworks" in a jar,
design a penny spinner, and make a stars and stripes craft. Families will
need to incorporate some additional household items to complete the activit
ies.
If interested in receiving a kit, families are required to
reserve them online by Tuesday, June 30. They must pick them up curbside a
t the ISM's Springfield location on July 1 or 2. To participate and learn m
ore about reserving kits, families should visit the ISM Family Fun website
at http://bit.ly/ismfamilyfun, or respond "going" to the event on
the ISM's Facebook page. K
its are not necessary to participate. Everyone who completes an activity an
d shares a photo with the Museum has an opportunity to enter a drawing for
a prize from Little Lincoln's Toy Shop in Springfield.
"This ev
ent is a great way for families to celebrate the 4th of July weekend. We ho
pe that it provides new ideas for families to spend time together," said Il
linois State Museum Interim Director of Education, Elizabeth Bazan.
B ank of Springfield sponsors ISM's online Super Saturday events. They are fr ee and open to the public. Activities are designed for elementary-age child ren and their families, but most are adaptable to other ages.
About the Illinois State Museum
Established in 1877, the Ill
inois State Museum is a dynamic institution that inspires the exploration o
f Illinois' past and present to inform and enrich everyday life and promote
stewardship of cultural and natural resources. Headquartered in Springfiel
d with branch facilities in Lewistown and Lockport, ISM is accredited by th
e American Alliance of Museums and a proud member of the International Coal
ition of Sites of Conscience. To learn more, visit w
ww.illinoisstatemuseum.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Inst
agram.